1825 My New Daming

Chapter 393 This is the real aircraft carrier!The real aircraft carrier is going to Hawaii! (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)

India, Mumbai, Koh Chang Island Pier.

"This, is this an aircraft carrier?"

"Yes, my lord, this is our aircraft carrier!"

"But it's too small, isn't it? Who built it?"

Standing on the side deck of the Ironclad Warrior, Kaiser William looked at a "baby carrier" driven by four oars, and felt incredible.

"Your Majesty, this is an aircraft carrier!" Marquess Nelson, the Minister of War of the Indian Empire, told Emperor William in a very positive tone, "This is an aircraft carrier built by Hindustan Shipbuilding Company based on the complete set of drawings and technical data provided by the British Thomson Shipyard to ensure the quality. Excellent!"

"Is this still of excellent quality?" Emperor William almost exasperated Marquis Nelson, "How could the aircraft carrier be so small? The Indians must have cut corners. Also, why is this aircraft carrier rowed with oars? My Marquis, Are you confused? Do you think this kind of aircraft carrier with oars can go to sea and fight?"

This emperor is quite imaginative. No matter how unreliable the Hindustan shipyard is, it is impossible to turn a 2-ton aircraft carrier into a 200-ton sampan mothership!
In fact, this time the Hindustan Shipyard really did not cut corners, but completed the construction of the aircraft carrier in full accordance with the drawings and design requirements with quality and quantity.Moreover, the time taken to build this aircraft carrier is also very short, from start to delivery, it only took 20 days.

"Your Majesty, this aircraft carrier should be this small," Marquis Nelson said to Emperor William with certainty. "An aircraft carrier is not an airship carrier, nor is it an aircraft-carrying battleship. There is no need to make it too large. Because the airship is big, The battleship itself is also very large, so the airship mothership and aircraft-carrying battleship have to be large.

How big is an airplane?A flight deck of sixty to seventy feet (18-20 meters) is sufficient, there is no need for a flight deck of several hundred feet. "

Nelson was right!

Why do aircraft carriers have to be made bigger?Theoretically, it is an aircraft carrier that can carry aircraft to war, and it does not have to be a big guy with more than [-] tons.

Nelson went on to analyze: "Moreover, a flight deck of several hundred feet must be installed on a large ship with a standard displacement of about 2 tons. Such a large ship is a huge target in wartime, and it is easy to be discovered and sunk by the enemy. .

And this 200 ton aircraft carrier is different, its target is small, it is difficult to find and hit, and its value is very low, if the aircraft is not on the deck, then its value is not even as good as a hanging ship A fishing boat with high sails, even if spotted by enemy aircraft, is not necessarily bombed. It is not even as expensive as a torpedo or a 200-pound bomb. "

This Marquis Nelson is really right!Few people in this world would fly a plane and launch a dive bomb on a 200-ton small wooden boat. That thing is so small, even if you throw 10 bombs, you may not be able to hit it. Isn’t this a waste?
"As for the issue of going to sea to fight," Nelson continued, "This aircraft carrier is dragged out to sea by destroyers, so its own power is dispensable. When flying carrier-based aircraft, the destroyer can pull the aircraft carrier and run against the wind for 28 hours. knots or even 30 knots, so that the carrier-based aircraft can use the flight deck of [-] to [-] feet to complete take-off."

"So that's how it is!" Emperor William nodded, his knowledge increased!It turns out that an aircraft carrier is a small boat of two to three hundred tons, without mechanical power, and can only be dragged by a destroyer or driven by oars.
"But this carrier-based aircraft can also land on such a small deck?" Emperor William immediately realized something was wrong, "I remember that this aircraft has to taxi for a long distance when it lands, right?"

"Your Majesty, you are right." Nelson raised his finger and pointed to the plane on the 200-ton aircraft carrier. "Look. It's a seaplane with two buoys underneath. When it is retracted, it lands on the water first. , and then a special aircraft lifting ship was hoisted onto the aircraft carrier. Your Majesty, look there, it is a special aircraft lifting ship. It is larger than the aircraft carrier, with a displacement of about 13 tons. The ship is equipped with a steam engine and can also run Long-distance, but the maximum speed is only 10 knots, usually only [-] knots. If you want to keep up with the fast fleet, you have to rely on other ships to tow it.”

Emperor William looked in the direction of Nelson's finger again, and it was indeed a small steamboat with a crane.

"Marquis, how many aircraft carriers do we have now?" Emperor William asked again, "Can you support our Indian navy to launch a counterattack against the Ming Empire?"

Marquis Nelson said: "We now have 20 aircraft carriers and 10 aircraft lifting ships, and another 20 aircraft carriers are being built in Hindustan Shipyards, and they can all be completed within a month."

This is really the highlight moment of Hindustan Shipyard. 40 aircraft carriers were started at one time, and it took up to 2 months from the start of construction to delivery, and the quality and quantity of 40 aircraft carriers were completed!
"That's 40 aircraft carriers, it should be enough!" Kaiser William nodded, "But can every aircraft carrier be equipped with carrier-based aircraft?"

"Yes!" Marquess Nelson said, "The pilots are training in the UK, and they will be shipped to India together with the carrier-based aircraft in a month. By then, our large fleet will have enough air power."

"That would be great!" Emperor William breathed a sigh of relief, and asked Nelson with a smile, "Marquis, how are we going to use these 40 aircraft carriers? Are we going to use them to counterattack the Strait of Malacca?"

"No," Marquis Nelson shook his head, "The Duke of Wellington and Viscount Palmerston estimated that based on the conditions insisted by the Ming negotiators at the Vienna peace conference, the focus of Ming's next phase of attack is not India, but Australia!"

Nelson paused, and then said: "So I think that our next step should be to quietly transfer the main force of the fleet to Australia, and then deploy defenses around Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, which is the gateway to the east coast of Australia. The starting point of our counterattack to the north from the South Pacific. If Ming wants to take Australia and New Zealand by force, then they must first control Port Moresby.

Therefore, the Solomon Sea in the northeast of Port Moresby and the Coral Sea in the southeast will be fierce naval battles in the future!If we can win there, the expansion of the Ming Empire will be stopped.Otherwise, we risk losing the whole of Australia! "

Emperor William frowned and said: "Marquis, if Ming chooses to attack India instead of Australia, what should we do? Once the main force of the large fleet leaves, India's coastline will lose its protection! At that time, they will land in India in a large scale. How to do?"

Nelson said: "If they don't attack Australia and choose to target India, then we can attack from Australia!"

"Where is the attack from Australia?" Kaiser Wilhelm asked, "Japan?"

"No," Nelson shook his head. "Japan is not a good target. I think Hawaii is an ideal target."

"Hawaii?" Emperor William thought for a while, "What's there?"

"There is the home port of the Pacific Fleet of the Ming Dynasty!" Marquis Nelson said, "The Pacific Fleet of the Ming Dynasty is responsible for supporting the operations of the Mexican Empire and the Japanese Overseas Chinese Self-Defense Force in Texas. It is very likely that it is also directly responsible for commanding the Dezhou Haizi. So Pearl Harbor in Hawaii is A very important stronghold, not only stationed a large number of ships, but also a logistics transfer center.

Once Pearl Harbor in Hawaii is attacked by us, Ming Dynasty will suffer heavy losses, and operations in the direction of the Americas will also be affected.The Americans will also take the opportunity to launch a fierce attack in the direction of Texas!

In this way, the Ming Empire had to promote operations in the direction of Australia to ensure the safety of the Pacific supply line.And as long as there is a fight in the direction of Australia, the Indian Empire can sit back and relax! "

(End of this chapter)